Giants Seat meet 19th - 21st April, Sign Up

[Maxwellol]

Yeah Dave I count 7 now whoo!

Cheers Alan, I've bought myself a new DD tarp from amazon, tried to get one of those cheap Belgian bivvies from militarymart but the site won't let me log in for some reason...pm sent anyway.

Edit: "The Ratcatcher has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space" Access deniiiiied.

 

[DaveBromley]

1. Dave +3
2. Cliv
3. Bilmo
4.Kendalphil
5. Welchyd1 (Dave)
6. Mad Dave
7. Crowman
8. Phaestos
9. Noodoo
10. Redfox
11. FireCrest
12. Gurnoid
13. Jim_Aramis
14. The Ratcatcher

Some updates from the facebook group. (found here)

Looks like there should be about 20 of us if everyone turns up

Looking forward to seeing a few new faces as well as catching up with the old ones lol

Dave

 

[Phaestos]

Just re-realised this is gonna be my first meet after my birthday. Think ill bring my new bottle of lindisfarne mead and have myself a second party

 

[mentalnurse]

Sorry dave running a handcuff course on the fri. May try for a brew the sat if i can get away from home.

 

[Hastur]

Hi Dave,

I'd love to attend but I'm away quite a few weekends in a row so it may be difficult to get a pass for Friday to Sun, would Sat to Sun be ok?

Cheers,

Dan.

 

[fenno]

me too, i hope, dependent on shifts. experienced camper but new to bushcrafting

fenno

 

[DaveBromley]

yeah any time is fine we need to be off site for 2pm sunday though

Dave

ps party sounds good matt lol, how old this time then?

 

[wanderinstar]

Hi Dave. If I am 100% I will be there. My lad will come with me, to look after the old man. So that will be Wanderinstar and fishaben.

 

[caerbannog]

Would someone please add Me +1.......hopefully the snow will have calmed down a bit by then and we'll be able to escape to the woods for camping rather than igloo construction

 

[Red Fox]

Me Phaestos mad dave crowman and jim- aramis are going to start practicing for the next artic expedatition setting up camp wearing mittons and working in snow shoes swap ideas and share skills eat sleep and act like we are in the artic,practice makes perfect ... If anyone wants to join in thay are wellcome to.

 

[Phaestos]

ps party sounds good matt lol, how old this time then?

The grand old age of 24. I think. Oh no, early onset of dementia...

Me Phaestos mad dave crowman and jim- aramis are going to start practicing for the next artic expedatition setting up camp wearing mittons and working in snow shoes swap ideas and share skills eat sleep and act like we are in the artic,practice makes perfect ... If anyone wants to join in thay are wellcome to.

Sounds like a plan. Any things I should bring in particular? I don't yet own any mittens or snowshoes :/

 

[Red Fox]

Sounds like a plan. Any things I should bring in particular? I don't yet own any mittens or snowshoes :/[/QUOTE]I will bring snowshoes and mittens for you to practise in if you culd bring the tools you might use in the artic that will be good, I think if dave brom says its ok we can get you droping a dead stading tree in snowshoes and mittens.Remember we will be shering kit so dont worry if you dont have all the tools but if you have a big knife or a axe it will be good to get useing them as much as possible as small knifes are not very usefull in the very cold.

 

[Phaestos]

Sounds like a plan. Any things I should bring in particular? I don't yet own any mittens or snowshoes :/

I will bring snowshoes and mittens for you to practise in if you culd bring the tools you might use in the artic that will be good, I think if dave brom says its ok we can get you droping a dead stading tree in snowshoes and mittens.Remember we will be shering kit so dont worry if you dont have all the tools but if you have a big knife or a axe it will be good to get useing them as much as possible as small knifes are not very usefull in the very cold.[/QUOTE]

Right, well all the tools I own I'll be bringing anyway, so you can measure up their usefulness. And the tree sounds good.

 

[maddave]

I'm rota'd to work but I'm gonna see if one of my colleagues will swap out with me... Watch this space

 

[Phaestos]

I'm rota'd to work but I'm gonna see if one of my colleagues will swap out with me... Watch this space

Here's hoping!

 

[Red Fox]

I'm rota'd to work but I'm gonna see if one of my colleagues will swap out with me... Watch this space

Hope one of your colleagues can swap dave. But if not we will arrange another camp to suit your rota ...

 

[DaveBromley]

1. Dave +3
2. Cliv
3. Bilmo
4.Kendalphil
5. Welchyd1 (Dave)
6. Mad Dave
7. Crowman
8. Phaestos
9. Noodoo
10. Redfox
11. FireCrest
12. Gurnoid
13. Jim_Aramis
14. The Ratcatcher
15. caernbanog +1

The Arctic setup sounds cool guys you going to be wearing appropriate clothing for arctic too?

Should make for some good photo's (sure i can photoshop in some snow lol) and will provide a nice learning curve for you i would imagine!

I'm really jealous of you guys doing the Arctic trip next year, wish i could go too but got SOOOOOOO much on next year, trying to fit all that in will be a squeeze. I take it you'll be doing it again though?

Dave

 

[Phaestos]

1. Dave +3
2. Cliv
3. Bilmo
4.Kendalphil
5. Welchyd1 (Dave)
6. Mad Dave
7. Crowman
8. Phaestos
9. Noodoo
10. Redfox
11. FireCrest
12. Gurnoid
13. Jim_Aramis
14. The Ratcatcher
15. caernbanog +1

The Arctic setup sounds cool guys you going to be wearing appropriate clothing for arctic too?

Should make for some good photo's (sure i can photoshop in some snow lol) and will provide a nice learning curve for you i would imagine!

I'm really jealous of you guys doing the Arctic trip next year, wish i could go too but got SOOOOOOO much on next year, trying to fit all that in will be a squeeze. I take it you'll be doing it again though?

Dave

I hope we'll be doing it again. As for kitting myself in my arctic clothing, like I said before, the kit I bring is really everything I own, so ill just make notes of what to add as I go. Only way to do it at the moment im afraid. That said, RedFox, should I forgo the hammock on this trip and bivi it for training?

 

[Red Fox]

Yes phaestos get use to a bivi set up ... but only if you want to tho,Dave Bromley there will be more trips to the artic and other intresting places in the years to come. I think at least one big adventure a year for me. Dont worry about not being able to make a trip it will give you more time to plan and get gear together for the next one,I am hoping to jump in on your hedrians wall trip but it will just have to be a flying visit mabay just for the weeken. Ive not got many holadays left ...

 

[Fell Monkey]

I'd like to join in the fun! Best get some practice in as to not look a fool